87-28 Pitkin Avenue · Queens · BBL 4113670013 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE
| Component | What it covers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Housing code | HPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP | 2 |
| Structural & safety | DOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class | 0 |
| Pests | Bedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s | 0 |
| Displacement | Marshal evictions executed | 0 |
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 81% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 5. In ZIP 11417, 85% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1987-10-27. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Snow or Ice (1).
$128,437 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| No | Built before 1974 (1977) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | BALSAM VILLAGE 3 LLC |
| Head officer | LAWRENCE BERNSTEIN |
| Managing agent | BALSAM VILLAGE MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $504,000 | $226,800 |
| 2026 | $605,000 | $272,250 |
| 2027 | $726,000 | $326,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 88 St — A · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Sutter Av / 88 St — Q112 · 900 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 063 Old South Middle: J.H.S. 202 Robert H. Goddard. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
87-28 Pitkin Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
1 311 service request from this address in the last three years.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by BALSAM VILLAGE MANAGEMENT LLC — 45 buildings, 268 units. Grades across the portfolio: A32 · B11 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,000,000 on 2022-06-08 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 13 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-08 | Mortgage $3,000,000 — from BALSAM VILLAGE 3 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,000,000 | |
| 2022-06-08 | Deed $307,692 — from BALSAM VILLAGE 2 LLC to BALSAM VILLAGE 3 LLC | $307,692 | |
| 2022-06-08 | AL&R $3,000,000 — from BALSAM VILLAGE 3 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,000,000 | |
| 2022-05-17 | Sold for $307,692 | $307,692 | $76,923 |
| 2017-06-16 | Deed $11,411,111 — from BALSAM VILLAGE, INC.; GREENVIEW ARMS, INC. to BALSAM VILLAGE 2 LLC | $11,411,111 | |
| 2017-06-16 | Mortgage $22,700,000 — from BALSAM VILLAGE 2 LLC; BALSAM VILLAGE 1 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $22,700,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Date | Record | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | Job filed: PLUMBING WORK AT APTS 1A AND 1B IN BASEMENT AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH | |
| 2026-02-20 | Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION AT BASEMENT TO CONVERT INTO TWO DWELLING UNITS AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH | |
| 2026-01-14 | Bedbug filing: 0 infested units |